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Phalura
Etymology
From Sanskrit जन (jana, “race, person (masc)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
zaán f (Perso-Arabic spelling زان)
- self
Inflection
i-decl (Obl): ǰaní
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “zaán”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “zaán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press